, 1887-07-21
From, Tuesdays Dailx-

Cut down those thistles!
Mr. E. W. Devoe is to have a fire
brick residence erected.
A party of Seattle pleasure seekers
are ascending Mt. Rainier.
Jas w. Jones is to leave this week
for Berkeley, Cal, to attend school.
The new steam cracker factory has
commenced operations at Spokane Falls.
Travers Daniel, Esq, will rusticate a
while at Spokahe Falls. His health is
quite precarious.
DR.. Jordan, who has bean stopping at
DR.. Hunts Office for the last few days,
went up the Sound today.
Mi. c, B. Hayes, representing the st.
Paul Pioneer Press Paper Co., passed
through today going south.
The Wizard Oil Troupe gave a concert
at Learned's Opera House last evening
that was fairly well attended, and appre-
ciated.
at Seattle the other day by one Freder-
lex, has since died. The murderer has
been captured.
Us. Marshal Hamilton succeeded in
turning the contraband Cinnamon over
to the Canadian authorities, and he did
not have to put up $50 each either.
THE MORMON MoNsTER.-Miss Kate
Fields spirited arraignment OF the
mormons should do much to stir public
opinion to the point of decisive action
Boston AdUcrtiser.
The officers of the land Office at Olym-
pia expect that the details of the trans
fer OF the Office to Seattle will be ar
ranged so the change will take place
about October 10.
q. S. revenue cutter Richard Rush
has seized the schooner Challenge of
Seattle, and the British steamer schoon-
er Annie Beck, of Victoria, for taking
seals within the prescribed limits.
The r. 3. George Chicago Musical
Convention is expected to reopen here
tomorrow evening a second convention
at the n. E. church. Tuition will be
only 81 for the entire twelve lessons.
Messrs. Oliver & Dyer are selling off
the residue of their stock at cost. prepar-
atory to going ont of business. Mr..
Oliver has gone to California, and Mr..
Dyer has his hands full in the auditors
office.
Prof. R. B. George and party arrived
today from Victoria and went to Coupe
Vile. They will open their second con-
Vention here tomorrow evening. They
bad a very successful season at Victoria,
and second class was made up for
them there at their concert last evening.
J. a. Navarro, U. S. deputy surveyor,
surveyed two townships in the Big Bend
country last fall, and already many
quarter sections therein are claimed by
settlers. There has been more land
broken this year than all the preceding
ones.
Prof. o. E. Hennig. formerly of Port
Townsend, is acquiring fame as paint
er. Among those who have houored
him with orders are: Governor PEN
noyer of Oregon, Hon. Louis Sohns and
wife of Vancouver, and others. He is
now at work on portrait of Governor
Semple of this Territory.
Mr. Dan. Mcdonald, who has been
under treatment for heart disease at
Providence Hospital for some time is
very low, and is not expected TO live
longer than tonight. Mr. Mcdonald is
manager of thu Hotalin. house at Port
Townsend, anl is an oil pioneer and
widely known Seattle Press.
Bishop ScGLors, Catholic missionary
in Alaska, was murdered in cold blood
Nov. 18th last, 5000 miles up the Yukon
river, by Frank Fuller, young man
from Portland, Or. who accompanied
the Bishop as companion and assistant
Fuller has been taken TO Sitka for trial.
Father Seghers had labored many years
| in Rrifish Columbia